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小气
xiǎo qì
stingy; petty
HSK 5Legendary
What does 小气 mean?
小气 (pinyin: xiǎo qì) means stingy; petty. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 小气
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 小 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 气
The characters of 小气
| 小 | xiǎo | small, little (HSK 1) |
| 气 | qì | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 磁带 | cí dài | audio cassette |
| 零钱 | líng qián | small change |
| 不耐烦 | bù nài fán | impatient, annoyed |
| 再三 | zài sān | repeatedly, again and again |
| 矿泉水 | kuàng quán shuǐ | mineral water |
| 管子 | Guǎn zǐ | tube; pipe |
| 除夕 | Chú xī | Chinese New Year's Eve |
| 单调 | dān diào | monotonous, dull |
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